(Baonghean.vn) - Many places in the world from Asia, Europe to Africa, America have erected statues of President Ho Chi Minh to commemorate the world's cultural celebrity. Below are meaningful stops abroad on the 127th anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh's birthday.
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Russia:Ho Chi Minh Square and Monument in Moscow, Russia, is located at the intersection of Dmitri Ulianov Street (brother of revolutionary VI Lenin) and “Sixty Years of the October Revolution” Street. This is the work of Vladimir Efimovich Tsigal, People's Artist, Academician of the USSR Academy of Fine Arts, author of more than 40 famous monumental groups. |
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Philippines:In October 2011, the inauguration ceremony of the Statue of President Ho Chi Minh took place at ASEAN Park in the old quarter of Intramuros - capital of Manila. |
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India:Statue of President Ho Chi Minh and Ho Chi Minh Boulevard (Ho Chi Minh Sarani) in Kolkata city. Ho Chi Minh Boulevard (Ho Chi Minh Marg) in the capital New Delhi. In addition, there are many "Ho Chi Minh Parks" and "Ho Chi Minh Peace Parks" located in many other states of this South Asian country. |
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Mongolia:The 1.07 m high bronze statue of President Ho Chi Minh, placed on a 3.33 m high pedestal, covered with granite at Ho Chi Minh High School, No. 14, Ulanbato capital. Here, in addition to the statue, there are many documents and artifacts about the revolutionary life of President Ho Chi Minh, about the friendly and cooperative relationship between Vietnam and Mongolia. |
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France:On May 19, 2005, the Montreuil city government erected a bust of President Ho Chi Minh in "Ho Chi Minh Space" at the city's History Museum (about 15 km east of Paris), which preserves his memorabilia during his time living in France. |
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Hungary:In Hungary, the Ho Chi Minh memorial (since 1976) was erected in Zalaegerszey city park, about 220 km from the capital Budapest. |
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Cuba:The Ho Chi Minh portrait statue is located opposite the statue of the great national hero of Latin America, Simon Bolivar, on Miguel Aleman Avenue, the main and largest avenue in Acapulco city, capital of Lahabana, Cuba. |
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(Venezuela:In Caracas City, a bust of Uncle Ho is solemnly placed on a 2-meter high stone pedestal alongside a flagpole with a red flag with a yellow star fluttering on Simon Bolivar Avenue - one of the largest avenues in the capital Caracas. |
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Mexico:On January 16, 2009, the Mexico City government inaugurated the “Freedom for the Peoples” park and the statue of President Ho Chi Minh. This is a statue of him next to a simple rattan table and chairs, behind which is the golden inscription “Nothing is more precious than independence and freedom” in Spanish with his signature. |
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Argentina;On August 30, 2012, the statue of President Ho Chi Minh was inaugurated in the capital Buenos Aires in a solemn ceremony. |
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China:The Ho Chi Minh relic site in Liuzhou, Guangxi includes: the mountain cave where Ho Chi Minh was imprisoned, the Nam Duong inn where he lived after he was released from prison (1943-1944), the Lac Quan hotel where Vietnamese leaders conducted revolutionary activities, and house number 1 Hong Lau where President Ho Chi Minh lived when he met and held talks with Prime Minister Zhou Enlai... |
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Thailand:The memorial site of President Ho Chi Minh in Ban May village, Muong district, Nakhon Phanom province is a place where tourists and overseas Vietnamese in Thailand burn incense to remember Uncle Ho during holidays and Tet, especially his birthday and death anniversary, as well as to learn about his life and career. In the photo: Uncle Ho's office in Thailand. |
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Laos: The memorial site of President Ho Chi Minh in Xieng Vang village, Noong Boc district, Khammouane province, was inaugurated and opened to visitors on the occasion of the 122nd anniversary of his birth (May 19, 2012). |
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